Phew!
Everyone around Kazekage's Residence sighed in relief.
For once, things had taken a different turn, especially when Ichibi produced a Bijuudama.
But Yuta's technique, which looked like it absorbed the Bijuudama, made things easier for them.
"Give that gourd to me," Chiyo said, ordering a Shinobi of the Sealing Department.
Ebizo came towards her, while helping Yuta, who was still huffing lightly but conscious.
"How do we answer it to Satei?" he asked, a hint of concern in his voice.
Yuta also nodded and said, "Sensei considered him closest than any guard or Shinobi. He will be sad!"
They looked at a middle-aged shinobi with blue hair and eyes, with a short physique, laying lifeless on the ground where Ichibi was a few moments ago.
His name was Isago, the second Jinchūriki of Ichibi, and the Dune Aegis of Satei, the Third Kazekage.
He was the one, who gave the idea of Magnet Release to Satei, and they knew that now his death was obviously going to sadden Satei.
Chiyo sighed lightly, shaking her head.
"He will understand," she began.
"Isago lost control over Ichibi; it was inevitable. It's a good thing that he was able to control it to the point now where we can able to prepare ourselves."
Yuta asked, "But how does his seal loosen?"
Ebizo replied to his question, "It's not about seal. Ichibi is different from other Bijuu's; it can take control of its host when they go to deep sleep.
It itself is a big thing that he was able to take Ichibi under control like this for this long."
Chiyo said, her voice firm, "Unless someone becomes a perfect Jinchūriki with this Bijuu, they will always be a threat to village. Next host for it should be choosen wisely."
After saying that, she sighed and added, "We aren't lucky like Kumogakure. I can't understand how they makes both of their Jinchūriki into Perfect Jinchūriki."
Ebizo, with a small nod, said, "Though that's also surprising that Bunpuku able to stay in harmony with this short-tempered beast. Isago wasn't that lucky to gain its approval."
Yuta asked, "Was Bunpuku a perfect Jinchūriki?"
Chiyo shook her head. "No, he wasn't a Shinobi, so he never take power of Ichibi, though he would be able to if he wants.
Well, enough talking and take care of all this.
Villagers would be confused and scared. Send Anbu to calm them and situation down.
And Yuta, you should take some rest; that Jutsu was quite taxing on you."
While all this situation changed quickly at the Kazekage's Building, on the side of Kaiji, things became more confusing.
"What happened?!"
"I can't see after that sand started to erupted!"
"Me too!"
From the time Yuta used his Jutsu and a sand vortex came into existence to disperse the Bijuudama, no one was able to see properly what happened.
Sand around that area obscured their vision, preventing them from seeing anything clearly.
Kaiji walked to Isamu, followed by Hiroshi, and asked, "What was that Jutsu that stop monster's attack?"
Ryota and Hiroshi also looked at Isamu with a look of intense curiosity.
Isamu calmly said, "That is a Sand Manipulation Technique, though what kind of that Jutsu's exactly is, I don't know."
"Jutsu of Sand manipulate technique!?" Kaiji said with doubt, not believing it for once.
Sand Manipulation Technique isn't a separate nature transformation or any secret technique.
Instead, it's a specialized application and advanced form of Earth Release, sometimes combined with other elements like Wind, as seen in Gaara's flight in the anime.
Kaiji didn't know that there was a Jutsu for this technique as well, which was powerful enough to stop a Bijuudama.
This was also taught in the Academy, about how Sand Manipulation, is with advanced chakra control, can instantly gather and manipulate massive quantities of sand from the surrounding environment.
If the environment lacks sand, the user could generate it from their own chakra.
This isn't any Earth Release Jutsu; rather, it manipulates sand to refine it to the point of pulverization.
It breaks down larger grains of sand into an incredibly fine, almost dust-like consistency.
This creates a dense, abrasive cloud that can disrupt concentrated forces.
Combining with Wind Jutsu can create a huge storm, though not as large as a real storm or a storm from Storm Release Kekkai Genkai, but still strong.
This was obviously a powerful Technique, but Kaiji didn't try it because it not only required advanced chakra control but also huge chakra reserves, which he didn't have.
But he never heard that there was a special Jutsu for this technique.
The same thoughts were shared by Hiroshi, who asked Isamu, "Is there really a Jutsu for sand manipulate technique? I never heard of it in academy time."
Isamu shook his head. "I myself don't know, but that Jutsu obviously includes Sand Manipulation Technique.
Maybe that shinobi has created it himself. Well, it's possible, after all, Yuta is student of Kazekage-sama."
"We need to thinks about current situation. That monster is gone. We should help and calm the scared villagers." Ryota said, diverting their thoughts to the immediate crisis.
Kaiji also put his thoughts of sand manipulation aside for now and looked at the Kazekage Building, which slowly came into vision after the sand dispersed.
Even though he wasn't able to see what exactly happened there, he knew that Ichibi was now sealed somewhere, but obviously not in any individual, as he remembered that Gaara would be the next Jinchūriki of it.
His thoughts were on who was the second Jinchūriki of Shukaku, as there was a high possibility of him or her being dead by now.
While also thinking why Satei and Rasa didn't appear, as both could easily subdue Shukaku with their Magnet Release.
Though maybe current Rasa couldn't have easily, but Satei wouldn't have much trouble.
But where were both of them?
Later, Kaiji didn't go to the ninja library or to the medical department today.
It was because of the incident and the information that was provided of the incident to the villagers.
While another reason was Kaiji was thinking of adding something more; aside from Earth Release Jutsu and Medical Ninjutsu, he was thinking of adding Fuinjutsu to start learning it now.
After personally seeing a Bijuu and having already witnessed the power of Ryūmyaku a few weeks earlier on the Loran City mission,
He felt that he couldn't wait for time after the Third Shinobi War to take advantage of these things to improve his strength further.
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